{"id":2140324,"date":"2026-09-11T20:35:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T17:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2140324"},"modified":"2026-09-11T20:35:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T17:35:33","slug":"9-11s-fifth-plane-pilot-says-governments-silence-is-frustrating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2140324","title":{"rendered":"9\/11&#8217;s Fifth Plane Pilot Says Government&#8217;s Silence Is Frustrating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2b\/16by9\/2026\/09\/11\/2bd22e17bfb64287abd1ee3e01cf575d_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">9\/11&#8217;s Fifth Plane Pilot Says Government&#8217;s Silence Is Frustrating<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">9\/11&#8217;s Fifth Plane Pilot<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Feds&#8217; Silence Frustrates The Hell Outta Me!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-11T13:35:33-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 11, 2026<br \/>\n                            1:35 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-4548fd67b3eecd33cc608e997044aaf2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-ddef0067-b5f7-41bc-b597-2e3128d0b783-94144725-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/39\/16by9\/2026\/09\/11\/3966fc54811a4858b394100ff254dcc8_md.png\" alt=\"091126 mannello kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-ddef0067-b5f7-41bc-b597-2e3128d0b783-94144725-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">THEY&#8217;RE NOT TALKING<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/captian-of-possible-targeted-airplane-09-11-2026\/\">Video: 9\/11&#8217;s Fifth Plane Pilot Says Government&#8217;s Silence Is Frustrating<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7a28987357e749f86a2e2ffb86b59b9d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The pilot of a United Airlines plane that he says was targeted by terrorists on 9\/11 is opening up about how frustrated he&#8217;s been with the government&#8217;s deafening silence.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-95eae79915a859943d24677281f2a0c8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/tom-mannello\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Tom Mannello<\/strong><\/a> joined us on &#8220;TMZ Live&#8221; Friday &#8212; the 25th anniversary of 9\/11 &#8212; to discuss what went suspiciously sideways on his flight &#8230; and how he tried to put the events of the day out of his mind.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-846d4877e319ea6d0c058382a54711dd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We told you all about United Flight 23 in our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/11\/documentary-of-fifth-plane-on-september-eleventh\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong> documentary<\/strong><\/a> &#8220;TMZ Investigates 9\/11: The Fifth Plane&#8221; &#8230; the plane was scheduled to take off from JFK at 9:00 AM for LAX &#8230; but it never got off the ground. A total of 7 people on board raised suspicion.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8a09028662aad3d9fc2a3180a03957eb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>With evidence that people were hiding in the plane&#8217;s hatch, the FBI secretly interviewed the whole crew &#8230; even showing them a lineup.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6d472b7988dfe0cf8bbff6cb1cb32077\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260909_74c1700ada48401aaa8fa88ed6fb25e1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:cf6560b7-339e-4a1e-8da4-6fcbc4dbe3cd\" 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later.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e85eb585648f59bae8f312d741ae73ec\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The only information he says he has obtained since that fateful day has been from a couple news stations.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-38b6410d120afaaa1079a7f18ec30aed\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260909_85cc6741417d402eb36792bec4b60687\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:cf6560b7-339e-4a1e-8da4-6fcbc4dbe3cd\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img 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